The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-15

MIS- Mary UOOu, OF BrlSJOl, is WISHING !
the family of Rev ]. I. Kincanon.
Miss Mamie Patty returned from
visit to Parrottsville last Saturday
Rev. w. M. Christian attended the
Prohibition picnic to-day on Buffalo.
Mrs, Robt. Burrow and children left
this morning for Stanford, KY, to Wis
it friends.
Mrs. Mckinney Barton, of 'Ghatta-
nooga, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. w. L.
Mcfarland.
Mr.. Strait, OF the E. Tenn. Lumber
Co., of White Rock, Tenn, was in the
city Monday.
viii Peoples, who has been spending
several weeks in Tennessee, left Tues
day morning for his home in Texas.
Col. F. A, Reeve, of Washington, D,
c., and NJ. P. Reeve, of Greenville, are
visiting their sister, Mrs. G. c. Seaver,
Miss Matte and Birdie Kincanon
and Miss Cora Adams left Tuesday
night for Glade Spring, Va, to attend
shool,
Eli Swearingain, guard at INN an,
Tenn, is at home for few days. He
was called home by the sickness of his
little child.
II. B. Crumley and wife left this
morning for Bristol Mrs. Crumley
will visit relatives there for a few days
Bascom will return tomorrow.
Mr.. w. W. kirkpatrick has return
ed from the Eastern cities where he
purchased large stock Of clothing
and gents furnishing goods.
Miss Lizzie Raine, of Memphis, who
has been spending the summer in the
city, left Tuesday night for New York
to spend the winter with her sister.
Mrs. Ike T. Jobe, of Johnson City,
came up yesterday morning on No. 4
and spent the day in town, shopping,
and returned home last night on No.
3.-Courier.
Mr.. E. NJ Sinclair, OF the G. G. & G
engineer corps, spent few days in
town this week, returning yesterday
to his work, He reports work pro.
crossing satisfactory
Mrs. A. M. Kennedy, wife Of our de
pot agent, and daughters, Misses Eva
May and Ethel, arrived in the city
last Thursday night They are board
ing with Mrs. P. G. Range.
Gen. ]. T. Wilder arrived in the city
Sunday night and finding telegram
awaiting him to return to Kentucky
left Tuesday, after spending one day
with his family at Roam Mountain.
: G. W. and ]. N. McCay, of Delaware
q Ohio, haYe been in the city for few
weeks. They bought IS business lott
on Main street last week amounting
to oyer $4,000, and are still anxious tt
buy move.
Alvah Davis, night telegraph opera
/, tor here, left Saturday night for Chat
tanooga to take charge OF the Office
L there few days, the operator Their
; being sick. Will Patton has charge o
the Office here in his absence.
Col, I. E. Matson, chief engineer 0
the G. G. G. R. r., is expected to re
. turn every day from South Carolina
He will bring an engineer corps will
= him and start them to work locating
. the line through Johnson City AT once
Maj. j. ]. Weller, proprietor of tn
Piedmont House, returned iron
y, Greencastle, Ind, Sunday night. H
= had been there attending meeting {
! the G. A. r. and reunion Of the ce
a ebrated "Wilder Lightning Brigade
OF which he was a member.
n Robt. Wilkinson, of San Antonc
"a Texas, was in the city last week an
! purchased business lot Of S. H. Mi
N lard on Main Street, % feet front an
165 feet deep, running through t
Market Street. The price paid We
" 81 $50. He will begin the erection {
. three story brick building, runnin
. through from street to street, in sho,
- time, to be used as wholesale grocer
IA store,
Professors ]. Hopwood and Jas. /
: Tate, of Milligan, were in the Gil
- Monday. They report large enrol
= ment at Milligan this year with fla
II tering prospects for a good yea
= Misses Eva and Florence Wilson,
10 this place, haye entered school Their
n Prof. ]. S. Wilson will do some teacI
ing there this winter and will give
course of illustrated lectures on A
r. tronomy.
n Call Meeting,